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Chilled Red Bell Pepper and Habanero Soup Reviews

We love the games this soup plays with our senses: First, its fiery color tricks your brain into thinking it is hot, but when you take a sip, your tongue realizes the soup is cold. Then the spice of the habaneros sweeps in and deliciously complicates matters. Don't be alarmed by the number of chiles called for—habaneros' heat is complex and floral and partners perfectly with the sweetness of the red bell peppers.

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smooth silky. First you'll notice the sweetness of both peppers and the [early girl] tomatoes, then comes the heat. Two distinct tastes
I use 6 habaneros and include seeds of 2-3

JohnMcCutchen
from San Francisco
/ 09.06.2014

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I only use one to two habaneros myself. Every bite still hurts and when I finish the bowl I immediately crave more. Go figure! I make this every summer.

jaclin
from Silver Spring, Md
/ 10.31.2013

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Well I should have read the other reviews before taking on this soup. I used 3 small habaneros that had been in my freezer, and one fresh one. WAY way too much heat! My husband couldn't eat it at all, and my son and his girlfriend who usually LOVE spicy food ate it but confessed it was pushing the limit of their tolerance. I did love the flavor combo however; I will use ONE SMALL habanero next time, and adapt the suggestion of another reviewer to garnish with sour cream and cilantro.

ajjaffin
from Washington DC
/ 08.11.2012

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Absolutely delicious when made with ONE
SMALL habañero. I have made this
countless times with rave reviews every
time. It actually looks and tastes as
though it has cream in it. I serve it
hot, not chilled.
Don't miss this keeper!

irvinekate
/ 12.30.2011

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Cut the habaneros to 2 and just tasted like drinking hot salsa!

echris
from durham, nc
/ 03.14.2010

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I used 2 Habanero's
and it was still
very spicy. I
enjoyed it but it
was still too spicy
for others who tried
it. I wanted to use
what the recipe
called for because I
love the delicious
flavor of Habanero's
but I knew that
using 5 would make
the soup inedible.
I would recommend
using 2 if you can
really handle spicy
food and 1 if you
want some heat but
can't handle too
much. The flavor of
the soup was great,
I served it with a
dollop of sour cream
and some fresh
cilantro.

charris102
from San Francisco
/ 10.28.2009

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So..I like spicy. No, I looove spicy. But I must
admit, I had to put the bowl down and cool off a
few minutes while eating it. I used 4 habaneros.
Was going to take some to work for my
coworkers butiI'm pretty sure none of them
would be able to handle it. That being said, the
flavors in this were wonderful -- I don't think it
was bland at all -- and I will definitely make
this soup again, but with less heat. So that other
people can eat it.

Hadhafang13
from Olympia, WA
/ 07.31.2009

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I followed others advice and only used two habanero peppers; but I found the soup to be spicy but bland. It needs something more for a bolder flavor.

A Cook
from Corvallis, OR
/ 05.02.2009

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The other reviewers weren't kidding when they said this is spicy. I used 1/2 the amount of recommended habanero chiles. The soup was delicious but I felt sick the rest of the day because it was so spicy. I would love to make it again but don't think my stomach can handle it.

A Cook
from New York, NY
/ 11.07.2008

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Thanks to the other cooks who warned about the heat. I used 2 habaneros and it was perfect. My husband grew habanero peppers for the first time this year. He told me they were "medium" hot. My fingers are still burning from not wearing gloves. They are quite a bit hotter than the red chili peppers he's grown in the past.